Stalheim
Stalheim is a place in the municipality of Voss in the western part of Norway .
As early as the Middle Ages, the most important route between Oslo and Bergen has crossed the Nærøytal , which borders on Stalheim and which in 1647 became the first postal route between Oslo and Bergen. At the highest point of the path at around 300 meters, a post office was set up, which can now be seen in the local open-air museum. The place became one of the first tourist destinations in Norway and in 1885 the post office was replaced by the first hotel. This burned down in 1900 and was replaced by another that burned down in 1902 , as did its successor, which was destroyed in the worst fire to date in 1959. The current hotel was built in 1960 and, due to fire protection measures, is the first to be built not mainly from wood, but from concrete.
The surrounding area is characterized by steep rock faces. The place is dominated by the hotel and is famous for the Stalheimskleiva , which was built between 1842 and 1846 and which climbs steeply from the eastern side, with its 13 hairpin bends . Since the town of Gudvangen could also be reached by steamboat in 1865 , Stalheim has become important for mass tourism. Horse-drawn vehicles brought the tourists to this very scenic place. The most famous guests in the hotel are the German Emperor Wilhelm II , who spent 25 summers in a row, and the Swedish-Norwegian Union King Oskar II , each of whom is commemorated by a memorial stone.
Many painters from the era of national romanticism chose Stalheim as their motif. The most important work is the painting "Fra Stalheim" painted in 1842 by the Norwegian painter Johan Christian Dahl . It is considered one of the central images of Norwegian national romanticism and is exhibited in the National Gallery in Oslo.
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Coordinates: 60 ° 50 ' N , 6 ° 41' E